The Rock Creek Civil War Roundtable Presents “Booth, Surratt, and Black Folks”
The Rock Creek Civil War Roundtable Presents “Booth, Surratt, and Black Folks” by Bernie Siler Lawyer, Civil War Historian, Lecturer and Civil War Re-Enactor April 7, 2018 9:30 a.m. This presentation describes the integral
41st Annual Appalachian Studies Association Conference
The Urban Appalachian Community Coalition, host to the 41st Annual Appalachian Studies Association Conference, is pleased to present an Urban Appalachian Showcase on Saturday, April 7, 7:30 – 9:30 PM,
Benjamin Drummond Emancipation Day
Thursday, April 12 7:00PM-8:30PM The 14th Amendment: African Americans and the Meaning of Citizenship A moderated conversation with Dean Danielle Holley-Walker. Holley-Walker is Professor of Law and Dean of Howard
Benjamin Drummond Emancipation Day
Beginning on April 12, 2018, Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital will host its fourth annual Benjamin Drummond Emancipation Day Celebration. In commemorating the end of slavery in the nation’s
Call for Papers Deadline for the 103rd Annual Conference
Call for Papers Deadline for the 103rd Annual Conference. April 15, 2018. For more information, click here.
ASALH offices closed for DC Emancipation Day
The DC Compensated Emancipation Act of 1862 ended slavery in Washington, DC, freed 3,100 individuals, reimbursed those who had legally owned them and offered the newly freed women and men
Brown Lecture: Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, The Voting Rights War: The NAACP and the Ongoing Struggle for Justice
In The Voting Rights War, Gloria Browne-Marshall examines voter laws posing challenges to American voters — especially African Americans — from slavery through current controversies of voter suppression, including grandfather
Eloise Greenfield Day
Featuring recitations of her poems by local elementary school students; a live jazz rendition of her classic poem, Honey, I Love; a tribute from renowned children’s book illustrator Jan Spivey
Small Houses Sculpture and Drawings by Ed Collins
April 22 – May 20, 2018 Wednesday – Friday 4:00-7:00, Saturday 1:00-6:00 Dodwell House 1519 Esplanade Ave. New Orleans, LA 70116 Opening Reception Sunday, April 22, 4:00-7:00
Educator Teach-In on Reconstruction
Tuesday, April 24 from 5:30-8:00pm Don’t miss a teach-in on Reconstruction for K-12 pre-service and in-service teachers. This is part of the Zinn Education Project campaign to teach Reconstruction. Presenters include NPS
THE ST. PETERSBURG BRANCH PRESENTS A DOCUMENTARY FILM SERIES ON “ANCIENT AFRICAN CIVILIZATIONS”- PART II
Beginning: Saturday, April 28th, 2018 at 10:00 AM at the DR. CARTER G. WOODSON AFRICAN AFRICAN MUSEUM- 9th Avenue and 22nd Street South, in St. Petersburg, Florida- Free and open to
ASALH Central FL – Dorothy Turner Johnson Branch
Don’t miss our informal quarterly gathering crafted to share knowledge and ideas. Seize this opportunity to enjoy Heritage Center’s Collection and to engage in a discussion of the McKean exhibition with